The document summarizes two Supreme Court cases: 1) Bush v. Gore (2000) involved the disputed 2000 US presidential election results in Florida. The Supreme Court halted the recount process, allowing George W. Bush to claim the presidency over Al Gore. 2) New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) concerned a student searched at school. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled school officials do not need warrants or probable cause to search students if they have reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.

1. Bush V. Gore 2000
Election of 2000

2. Parties
Defendant: Al Gore
Plaintiff: George W. Bush

3. Summary
On Election night, it appeared as if Al Gore would
win the vote. However, the electors of the State of
Florida could not decide on whom to pick because
of the closeness of the vote. Katherine Harris,
Secretary of State for the State of Florida, ordered
a recount. George W. Bush petitioned this recount
in hope to claim his presidency.

4. Arguments
Bush Gore
 Bush argued that a  Gore argued that the
recount in the vote “intent of the voter”
violated the Equal standard was sufficient
Protection Clause of under the Equal
the 14th Amendment Protection Clause of
the 14th Amendment

5. The Decision
 The majority of the Federal Supreme Court
Justices voted that the recount violated the Equal
Protection Clause.
 The recount in Florida was dismissed.
 George W. Bush claimed his presidency.
 This case demonstrated how jurisdiction was
utilized by the Federal Court over State Courts

6. New Jersey Vs. T.L.O
(1985)

7. Plaintiff and Accused
 The Plaintiff is the state of New Jersey, and
the accused of this case is T. L .O.

8. Summary
 Two New Jersey girl students were accused
of smoking cigarettes in the bathroom at
school.
 The Assistant Principal decided to search
T.L.O’ s purse. He found Marijuana, some
money after further questioning; he found out
that she was selling Marijuana .
 T.L.O said that the people violated the fourth
amendment of the constitution.

9. Arguments
 The Assistant Principal  T.L.O believed that the
decided to search Assistant Principal of
T.L.O without a her school violated the
warrant, but had high Fourth Amendment of
suspicion about the the Constitution,
substances in the items especially her right
in T.L.O’s purse against Search and
Seizure

10. Court Decision
 The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that
the search of T.L .O’s purse was
unconstitutional.
 When the case went to the Supreme Court,
they ruled in favor of New Jersey, and not in
favor of her.

11. Ruling of the Case
 The Supreme Court also ruled that school
officials did not need a warrant to be able to
search her; moreover, the Justices say that
the officials do not need a probable cause to
search her.
 Not only does this case demonstrate Jurisdiction throughout the
Federal Courts and the State Courts, but it does show that school
administration has the right to look through personal belongings if
they have credible evidence